The Junction News Team
‘Dayaw’ Features UNESCO-acclaimed Masterpieces, GAMABA Awardees
Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to watch the second episode of Dayaw that will feature two UNESCO-acclaimed masterpieces and three Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) awardees who have passed on. The second episode of Dayaw on October 8, “Mito, Kuwento, Musika” (The Indigenous Imagination), features two UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage […]
Seventy-nine Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn in at the United States Embassy in Manila
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg led the oath-taking ceremony of 79 new American Peace Corps volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Manila on September 16, 2015. The Volunteers will be assigned to priority sites identified by the Philippine government, including many areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda and the Bohol earthquake. They will […]
Junction Guam Banned at Adelup?
A classic infringement of free speech and free press? Simple bullying? Or could this be the work of some ill-informed barking dogs trying protect their master? The issue stemmed from an incident on October 5 when a volunteer of Junction Guam who was distributing copies of this paper was blocked and stopped by some individuals […]
GWA Face Irked Customers in Public Hearing
The Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) faces another dilemma as they meet with many of their irate and dissatisfied customers in a three different public hearing on October 6, 7, and 8, 2015. The public hearing is hosted by Guam Waterworks Authority or (GWA) discussed the new cost and increase rate of their services to GWA […]
Nine-Dash Line Claim Threatens Rule Of Law, Justice Carpio Tells Washington Audience
WASHINGTON, DC—”Will the world community allow a single state to rewrite the Law of the Sea, so this single state can exercise indisputable sovereignty to almost an entire sea, subject the high seas to its sovereign jurisdiction, and seize large areas of other coastal states’ EEZs (exclusive economic zone), which are their legal maritime entitlements […]
Bordallo Appoints Matthew Herrmann as Chief of Staff
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo made permanent her appointment of Matthew Herrmann as her chief of staff. Matt previously served as Bordallo’s legislative director from 2009 to 2015, and her military legislative assistant from 2007 to 2009. Prior to joining Congresswoman Bordallo’s office, Matt served as an analyst and executive officer in the National Guard Bureau’s […]
This week in Philippine History
FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY On October 6, 1762, the city of Manila was conquered by the British, starting a two-year period of British rule. At around 4:00 a.m., under the cover of artillery fire, Colonel William Draper and his men entered Manila. This was the first time the Spaniards had been ousted from […]
Lawmakers want better compliance with abortion reporting laws
“Current abortion providers have yet to comply with the abortion reporting laws,” said Senator Frank. B. Aguon, Jr. This noncompliance prompted Senators Frank B. Aguon, Jr. and Dennis Rodriguez, Jr. to introduce Bill No. 168-33(COR), which is an act to add a new subsection relative to increasing the penalties for non-compliance and adding reporting mechanisms […]
Emelio Uy – A Businessman, Civic Leader, Philanthropist
This is one of the few times that I find it so difficult to write about someone not because of a long and tiring day or hitting a blank wall emptying my thoughts; but just simply that every words or phrase is too short to describe one man’s great qualities, and having a long list […]
GovGuam Receives $417,510 in Federal Grant
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded Guam $417,510 in federal grants to the Guam Office of the Governor, Guam Judiciary, and the Guam Department of Youth Affairs. The Guam Judiciary was awarded $147,604 by the Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking Office to support the Adam […]
